Comet Machholz 2004 Q2
animation showing the comet's movement through the star field near the Taurus-Perseus border
on 01-11-05 from 02:00 to 04:30 UT
Twelve 3 minute exposures taken with a Takahashi FS60C and SBIG ST10XE
Taken from Saugus, MA
Sky conditions of poor transparency combined with light pollution from Boston and nearby Route-1 resulted in a LVM of only about 3.5